# NTSB MKC76DCG21: Bailey Bett B3B, N21111, Boonville, MO, August 29, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 29, 1975
- Place: Boonville, MO · BOONVILLE, MO
- Location: 38.9614° N, 92.7462° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boonville, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9614&lon=-92.7462&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 3, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150690
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76DCG21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCG21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2928  75/8/29    BOONVILLE,MO        BAILEY BETT B3B     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 3000
        TIME - 1415                    N21111              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 79 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLUMBIA,MO                 FT SCOTT,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  SMOKE IN COCKPIT
        REMARKS- ENG SMOKE-LOST OIL FROM LOOSE ROCKER ARM BOLTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N21111](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21111-2018-01-16), registration cancelled 2018-01-16, S/N BB-3, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BAILEY BETT B3B
- Registry model: [Bailey & Betts B3B PITTS SPECIAL](https://openairdocs.org/model/bailey-betts-b3b-pitts-special) (registry code 72202AY) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750829027389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750829027389A), Aug 29, 1975: Child S2PITT*, Boonville, MO, Substantial damage. Eng smoke-lost oil from loose rocker arm bolts.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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